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The Flöz family was founded in Essen in 1994 by graduates of the pantomime course at the Folkwang University of the Arts and has since developed around 15 full-length pieces with archetypal characters that have given guest performances worldwide.
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The play “Wunder” will have further performances after its premiere at the St. Pauli Theater.
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The Flöz family will keep the piece “Wunder” in their international repertoire and take it on tour.
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Singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann has sharply criticized the Israeli government over the war in Gaza and accused it of committing war crimes. He spoke in an interview with the dpa on the occasion of the publication of his diaries and other works on the 90th birthday and 50th anniversary of his expatriation from the GDR.
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